Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Wednesday Vignette, my bamboo poly tunnel

For the last few weeks Andrew has been busy splitting bamboo, bending it, and lashing it together to make make custom domes I can use to cover (along with frost cloth and plastic) some of my tender plants when arctic weather threatens. He says he was tired of watching me improvise with buckets and pots and whatever else I could find at the last minute. While I certainly appreciate these efforts what he created last weekend took it to another level. I now have a bamboo framework for a custom poly tunnel...

Can you even?

All these little guys are going to be kept dry this winter! Well, as soon as I put plastic over the bamboo...

I'll share photos of that later, right now I just wanted to show the framework. Isn't it fabulous? There are four pieces of rebar that keep it bent in this tunnel shape, you can see two of them in this photo...

Frost cloth under the plastic will also help keep the temperatures up when need be...oh this is gonna be fabulous!

Weather Diary, Nov 26: Hi 44, Low 41/ Precip .09"

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31 comments:

  1. Wow! Truly fabulous looking and supremely useful simultaneously. Love things that do double duty like that. Now, there's a source of thankfulness - a handy and artfully gifted spouse! And both members of this couple qualify. I think that must be fairly rare? Happy Thanksgiving. (I'm thankful for your blog.)

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    1. Happy Thanksgiving Sandy! I appreciate your stopping by and leaving comments.

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  2. Such a great idea. Much more attractive than buckets. So great to have two great minds create beautiful spaces. Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. So very true...and we don't have to share the garden!

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  4. Oh, this is so good, in both looks and function! Andrew is a keeper. Yes, there is a lot to be thankful for.

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    1. Indeed there is! Thank you for being such a faithful reader and commenter.

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  5. Dear lord. What can't that man do? Fabulous.

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  6. Fantastic ! He must have sore hands after splitting bamboo...it can be very sharp ! BUT Wow your cloche is just brilliant ! :)

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  7. Your Andrew is a keeper. I can see right now if you need any extra $$ for the holidays you can hire him out. These tunnels look like like art.

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    1. Ha...I don't think he's up for that, but I'll keep it in mind.

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  8. So great to have a handy husband who is also a self-starter! That will be marvelous this winter.

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    1. You make a really good point Alison, I didn't ask for this...but I got it!

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  9. That Andrew is amazing - a real keeper! ;)

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  10. It's already fabulous as pure sculpture. That is the benefit of an artist creating practical solutions for the rest of us. I am down with a viral infection so have been enjoying your recent posts, but have not commented. I have been growing Glaucidium for years with lots of flowers but have never had a seed pod, let alone one that looked like that purple beauty.

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    1. So true...the zip-ties detract a little but it's definitely a thing of beauty. I'm sorry to learn you've not been well, but if FB is any indication you're up and about today.

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  11. I'm impressed once again by Andrew's ingenuity. You two make an exceptionally creative couple.

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  12. Definitely worth copying ! I've been using tomato cages with clothespins -very unattractive.

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    1. Some of my attempts have been even less attractive...the only saving grace being that they're only temporary. This can stay in place all season.

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  13. That is awesome, Loree! Andrew is a keeper. :-)

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  14. OMG Loree - you have the BEST husband!! Creative, talented, handy and kind. Definitely - as so many have pointed out - a keeper! I love it - it looks so professional you should market it. I can provide the bamboo. ;)

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    1. I tried to get him to use some of our bamboo but no...I bought it all.

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  15. Fabulous indeed; both the poly tunnel and the husband!

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    1. As good looking as the poly tunnel is, the husband is even cuter.

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  16. This is fantastic! Both the tunnel & Andrew for making it and making it look so good!

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